Isle of Wedmore News – October 2024
‘When I am an old woman I shall wear purple’ This is the first line from a poem called ‘Warning’ by Jenny Joseph. She goes on to claim that she will do all sorts of outrageous things, like ‘spending her pension on brandy’ and ‘gobbling up samples in shops’. When I am old I also plan to ‘run my stick along the public railings’ like Jenny! Jenny Joseph is planning to ‘make up for the sobriety of her youth’. She is planning to wear ‘terrible shirts’ and a red hat! This all sounds like great fun, apart from one thing –…